Read article: Recreating the Cresta Run
Recreating the Cresta Run
Bobsled drivers hone their skills in an electromechanical simulator
Read article: Recreating the Cresta Run
Read article: Burst bangers and brain busters
Burst bangers and brain busters
Why is it that you can warm your hands by blowing gently against them and cool them by blowing hard? The answer requires a clear understanding of physics and a rudimentary knowledge of the workings of...
Read article: Science and The Simpsons
Science and The Simpsons
What, asks Robert P Crease, does a cartoon that parodies nuclear safety and space exploration have to say about science?
Read article: Sound waves deliver a faster pint
Sound waves deliver a faster pint
With millions of litres of beer and lager sold every day, brewing is big business. One of the main aims of the industry is to increase production by reducing the time needed to turn the barley, hops, ...
Read article: Physics, technology and the Olympics
Physics, technology and the Olympics
What effect does technology have on the performance of athletes, asks Steve Haake
Read article: Physics goes for gold
Physics goes for gold
Physical fitness is no longer enough to guarantee a gold medal at the Olympics, but an understanding of the science behind the sport may give competitors that crucial edge
Read article: Solving a knotty problem
Solving a knotty problem
Publishers seem to have hit on a winning formula for non-fiction books in recent years. Take a seemingly esoteric subject, mix in lots of history, add plenty of anecdotes, keep it short, and print the...
Visionary glimpse into the 21st century
A more detailed review by Phil Anderson of Princeton University, US is in the November issue of Physics World magazine. This delightfully written little book is full of typically Dysonian intellectual...
Who will win this year’s Nobel Prize?
Who do you think will win? Will the prize be awarded for the discovery of the top quark, Bose-Einstein condensation, the gluon, the semiconductor laser, the anisotropy in the cosmic background radiati...
Read article: Game, set and slower match
Game, set and slower match
To many sports fans, the month of June is synonymous with the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Thousands of people will flock to the All England Lawn Tennis Club to watch the players battle it out on the ...
